UPDATED: July 9 -- U.S. Supreme Court Term in Review

Please join the Houston Lawyers Chapter of The Federalist Society for our annual review of key cases decided during the United States Supreme Court's recently concluded 2008/2009 Term. This year's panelists include:

The Honorable Jeff Brown
Justice, Fourteenth Court of Appeals

The Honorable Edith H. Jones
Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals
for the Fifth Circuit

J. Brett Busby
Partner, Bracewell & Giuliani L.L.P.

Professor Alexander Volokh
University of Houston Law Center

(Due to a scheduling conflict, Chief Justice Phillips is no longer able to participate. We thank Brett Busby for agreeing to join our panel in Chief Justice Phillips's stead.)

The panelists will review numerous cases including, among others: Caperton v. Massey (recusal of elected state judges); Northwest Austin Muni. Util. Dist. No. 1 v. Holder (Voting Rights Act); Ricci v. DeStefano (reverse discrimination); Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts (right of accused to confront witnesses relating to scientific evidence); and Safford United School Dist. No. 1 v. Redding (strip search of public school student).

Thursday, July 9, 2009
Registration and Buffet Begins at 6:30 p.m.
Program Begins at 7:00 p.m.
Beck’s Prime • 1001 E. Memorial Loop (Memorial Park)

$25 paid online in advance
$15 for government employees, paid online in advance


Please RSVP by Tuesday, July 7.
Please click here to RSVP and pay in advance.
(http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=186191)
Email RSVPs also accepted at houston.fed.soc@swbell.net.

CLE Credit Requested. Seating is limited.

June 18 luncheon

Judge Sotomayor, the Confirmation Process, and the Future of the Court

featuring

Thomas H. Dupree, Jr.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Please join us for a luncheon meeting, where former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Thomas H. Dupree, Jr., will discuss President Obama's nomination of Judge Sotomayor.

Thomas H. Dupree, Jr. is a partner in the Washington, DC office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. He is a member of the firm's litigation department and its Appellate and Constitutional Law practice group, and is the hiring partner for the DC office. Mr. Dupree is an experienced trial and appellate advocate. He has argued more than 60 appeals in the federal courts, including in all thirteen circuits and before five en banc courts, and has represented clients throughout the country in a wide variety of trial and appellate matters, including cases involving punitive damages, class actions, product liability, arbitration, intellectual property, employment, and constitutional challenges to federal and state statutes.

Mr. Dupree graduated cum laude from Williams College, and with Honors from the University of Chicago Law School, where he served as an Editor of the University of Chicago Law Review. After law school, he clerked for the Honorable Jerry E. Smith of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Registration Begins at 11:45 a.m.
Program Begins at 12:00 noon
Houston Club • 811 Rusk

$35 paid online in advance
$25 for law students / summer associates paid online in advance
$20 for government employees, paid online in advance

Please RSVP by Tuesday, June 16.
Please click here to RSVP and pay in advance.
(http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=184965)
Email RSVPs also accepted at houston.fed.soc@swbell.net.

CLE credit will be requested.